By Cassidy Craig Since 1969, the 4-H Tropicana Public Speaking Contest has established public speaking skills in young students. The contest teaches students to develop confidence in front of an audience and to organize material and information for a detailed speech. Though the contest began in 1969, Leon County did not hold its first competition […]

By Cassidy Craig In early 2016, Chiles, Leon, Maclay, and John Paul II Catholic will host Dance Marathons benefiting Children’s Miracle Network, Shands Children’s Hospital, and the Florida State University College of Medicine. In Feb. 2015, Maclay School and Leon High School joined together to create the first high school Dance Marathon in Leon County. […]

By Cassidy Craig The Public Editor of the New York Times, Margret Sullivan, recently wrote about the challenges facing local investigative reporting. The author highlighted how newspaper staffs in the United States are down 40 percent in the last 12 years. Martin Baron, who is the executive editor of The Washington Post, told the New York Times […]

By Cassidy Craig The Maclay Marauders (16-10) will advance to Regional Finals after defeating the Providence Stallions (17-12) in four sets on Friday night at Maclay. The game was a constant battle on both sides of the net. With 17 kills in the first set alone, the Marauders were able to defeat the Stallions 25-13. […]